Analytical methods for the testing of water.

Drinking water and industrial water, solids content and loss on ignition, determination of PH value, determination of alkalinities, determination of carbon dioxide content, determination of acidities, determination of hardness, active chlorine, chlorine demand, chlorine consumption, chloride, fluoride, nitrate, nitrite, oxygen, hydrogen sulfide.

This publication provides introductory technical guidance for civil and environmental engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in sampling and testing of water systems. Here is what is discussed: 1. WATER SAMPLING AND TESTING 2. COOLING TOWER WATER SAMPLING AND TESTING 3. ROUTINE BOILER WATER SAMPLING AND TESTING 4. WATER SAMPLING AND TESTING FOR CLOSED HOT AND CHILLED CIRCULATING WATER SYSTEMS 5. WATER TESTING 6. INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS FROM WATER TESTS 7. IN-PLANT LABORATORY WATER TESTING REQUIREMENTS.

Data on water quality and other environmental issues are being collected at an ever-increasing rate. In the past, however, the techniques used by scientists to interpret this data have not progressed as quickly. This is a book of modern statistical methods for analysis of practical problems in water quality and water resources. The last fifteen years have seen major advances in the fields of exploratory data analysis (EDA) and robust statistical methods. The 'real-life' characteristics of environmental data tend to drive analysis towards the use of these methods. These advances are presented in a practical and relevant format. Alternate methods are compared, highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of each as applied to environmental data. Techniques for trend analysis and dealing with water below the detection limit are topics covered, which are of great interest to consultants in water-quality and hydrology, scientists in state, provincial and federal water resources, and geological survey agencies. The practising water resources scientist will find the worked examples using actual field data from case studies of environmental problems, of real value. Exercises at the end of each chapter enable the mechanics of the methodological process to be fully understood, with data sets included on diskette for easy use. The result is a book that is both up-to-date and immediately relevant to ongoing work in the environmental and water sciences.